US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war, targeting energy and fuel facilities in the Gulf, which could again roil global energy and financial markets and deepen a regional crisis.

A woman in her 20s is in a critical condition following a serious assault in Co Tipperary yesterday evening.

A power outage has struck the entire island of Cuba, the energy ministry said, in the second nationwide blackout in less than a week as its grid struggles under a US oil blockade.

US mediation to end Russia's four-year invasion of Ukraine has paused since the Trump administration launched strikes against Iran three weeks ago

The increase in eviction notices won't come as a surprise to Cabinet members because many received correspondence from property owners before the legislation was enacted, writes David Murphy.